edu.mit.jwi.data.parse
Interface ILineParser<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the object into which this parser transforms lines

All Known Implementing Classes:

DataLineParser, ExceptionLineParser, IndexLineParser, SenseKeyParser, SenseLineParser

public interface ILineParser<T>

A parser that transforms lines of data from a data source into data objects.

Since:

JWI 1.0

Version:

2.2.2

Author:

Mark A. Finlayson

Nested Class Summary

static class

ILineParser.MisformattedLineException Thrown when a line from a data resource does not match expected formatting conventions.

Method Summary

T	parseLine(String line) Given the line of data, this method produces an object of class T.

Method Detail

parseLine

T parseLine(String line)

Given the line of data, this method produces an object of class T.

Parameters:

line - the line to be parsed

Returns:

the object resulting from the parse

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the specified line is null

ILineParser.MisformattedLineException - if the line is malformed in some way

Since:

JWI 1.0